Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 1000 Avocent
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590-656-50 1A For T echnical Support: www.avocent.com/support Avo cent Corpo ratio n 499 1 Cor porat e Dri ve Hun tsvil le, A L 35 805-6 201 U SA Tel : +1 256 4 30 40 00 Fax : +1 256 4 30 40 31 Avo ce.
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SwitchV iew ® 1000 Switch Inst al ler/ User Gu ide Avocen t, the Avoc ent logo, The Power of Be in g There and Switch View ar e regist er ed trad em arks of Avo cent Co rp oration . All other marks are the pro perty of their respe ctiv e own ers. © 2006 A vocent Corp oration.
Instructions This sym bol is intended to alert the user t o the presence of im portant operat i ng and main tenance (servicing ) instructi ons in the l i terature accompany ing the appli a n ce.
iii Table of Conten ts Chapter 1: Installation ................... ...... .................... ...... ....... ..... 1 Introduction ......... ................. ....................... ...................... ......................1 Getting Started .....
iv SwitchView 1000 S witch Installer/User Gu ide.
1 CHAPTER 1 Inst allati on Introduction The SwitchView ® 1000 swi tch is a 4, 8 o r 16-port k eyboard, video and mouse (KVM) appliance th at supports both USB and PS/2 interfaces.
2 Switc hView 1000 S witch Installer/User Gu ide • Upgrade cable • Ground t erminator Inst allati on If you are installing your SwitchView 1000 switch to a PS/2 interface, you mus t power down al l servers before co nnecting your switch to a server to en sure proper installation.
Chap ter 1: Install ation 3 Figure 1.2: Basic SwitchView 1000 Switch Configurati on CAUTION: T o reduce the risk of elec tric shock or dama ge to your equipme nt: - Plug the power cord in to a grounded (earthed) out let that is easily accessib le at all tim es.
4 Switc hView 1000 S witch Installer/User Gu ide Accessing and using the OSD menus The OSD menus allow y ou to easily access and edit such featur es as server name, setup functions, time-outs, autoscan capabilities an d firmware up grades. The fol lowing table list s basic OSD func tions.
Chap ter 1: Install ation 5 Figu re 1.4: Se tup Opti ons Window The following options will be selectable v ia the Se tup OSD wi ndow. Function Descripti on Setup A submenu for various configurations. Logout Logs out keyboard and mouse f or security . T able 1.
6 Switc hView 1000 S witch Installer/User Gu ide Upgrading firmware The SwitchView 1000 switch firmware is upgr adable via the firmware upgrade cable (included). Maintaini ng current firmware enha nces the SwitchView 1000 switch’s comp atibil ity with other devices and can enhance the switch’s performance.
Chap ter 1: Install ation 7 7. Cli ck Check V ersion to see the curr ent firmware version of yo ur SwitchV iew 1000 switch. If the s elected firmware file is a newer version, click Upgrade to st art the upgrade process.
8 Switc hView 1000 S witch Installer/User Gu ide 4. Plug the ground term inator into the D aisy Chain Ou t port on the rear of the las t daisy-chained SwitchV iew 1000 switch.
9 Append ices Appendix A: Qu ick Refe rence Gu ide T able A.1: SwitchView1000 Quick Reference Guide Command Hotk eys OSD Contro l Front-p anel Description Select Server ScrLk + Sc rLk + (a) + (b) + (y) + (z) ab = bank n o.
10 SwitchView 1000 Swit ch Installer/User Gui de Show OSD Menu ScrLk + ScrLk + (S pac e Bar ) N/A N/A Activate t he OSD Menu on the conso le screen Autoscan ScrLk + ScrLk + S N/A N/A Autoscan through .
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590-656-50 1A For T echnical Support: www.avocent.com/support Avo cent Corpo ratio n 499 1 Cor porat e Dri ve Hun tsvil le, A L 35805 -6201 USA Tel : +1 256 4 30 40 00 Fax : +1 256 4 30 40 31 Avo cent.
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